SOUPer Easy Chicken Noodle Soup

It's that time of year again.

The temperature is starting to dip, the nights are cooler, the sweaters are being brought out and washed.

We are approaching Fall here in Kentucky. This morning, we turned the heat on 'cause it was so cold in my house. It didn't get above maybe 67 so I figured it was the PERFECT night for some chicken noodle soup!

It was DELISH, so of course I just HAD to share the recipe!

Here's what I used:

1 bag of frozen chicken tenders (I used the Kroger brand, but any brand will do and I used them all)
2 cans of sliced carrots

1 yellow onion

8 bullion cubes

1 48oz container of chicken broth

About half a bag of egg noodles (but use whatever noodles you want)

random spices

First thing I did was, at 9 this morning, I put the chicken in a pot of water with 4 bullion cubes, salt, pepper, onion powder, a teaspoon (about half a clove) of minced garlic, chopped parsley and chopped basil. I put it on low and let it cook all day long.

Around 6 this evening, I drained the chicken and set it aside. I poured the container of broth with about 4 cups of water into the pot with the other 4 bullion cubes and another teaspoon of minced garlic, parsley, basil, salt and pepper and a little over half a bag of egg noodles. I let it cook until the pasta was just tender, shredding the chicken while the noodles cooked. Then I added 2 cans of sliced carrots and 1 yellow onion, quartered and then those pieces cut in half (eigthed? IDK, math isn't a strong point for me. lol) and the chicken and let it all cook for an additional 10 minutes or so.

That's it! That's how you make it. I let mine simmer on low while we ate, to keep it warm. It stores nicely for a day or two, or you can freeze the left overs.

If you try it, let me know what your family thought about it please!

~Sarah

Easy Dinner Fix: Hotdog Bun Garlic Bread

Picture this:

You are preparing a nice spaghetti dinner. 

The noodles are in the boiling water, the sauce is heating up, the oven is preheating for the....

Yup....you've forgotten the garlic bread. And there's no time to run to the store to get some.

If your family is anything like mine, a spaghetti dinner just isn't complete without garlic bread. And there are times when it just won't do to have bread with some butter on it.

As you're reaching for that loaf of bread, you spy some left over buns from your hotdog feast last night.

And there goes the light bulb!

Hotdog Bun Garlic Bread

The other day, we had some friends over for football and I had quite a bit of buns left over. So, I decided to turn those bad boys into garlic bread. It's SUPER easy and honestly, you don't need anything special.....

Preheat your oven to 400.

Spray a little olive oil (or regular old cooking spray) on a cookie sheet. 

Take out however many buns you will need for your family....I used 5. Split them and lay them on the pan, insides up.

In a bowl, mix some margarine (about 2 tablespoons or so) with some garlic powder, salt and pepper, parsley and basil and stir until it's blended.

Using a butter knife, spread the mix on the hotdog buns.

Put in oven for about 10 minutes or until desired crisp has been reached.

DONE! See, it's really that simple!

Give it a try and let me know how it goes.

~Sarah